HIP LUXATION IN A WOODCHUCK (MARMOTA MONAX): SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT BY CLOSED REDUCTION AND A MODIFIED EHMER SLING

HIP LUXATION IN A WOODCHUCK (MARMOTA MONAX): SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT BY CLOSED REDUCTION AND A MODIFIED EHMER SLING

An elastic tape sling successfully maintained reduction of a craniodorsal right coxofemoral luxation in a woodchuck (Marmota monax). No complications were encountered during the 14 days that the sling was in place. The animal remained normal through the following 8 mo.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2004-12, Vol.35 (4), p.569-571
Hauptverfasser: Chambers, Jonathan N, Hanley, Christopher S, Hernandez-Divers, Steven S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
coxofemoral joint
Female
Ground hogs
Healing
Hip
Hip Dislocation - therapy
Hip Dislocation - veterinary
Joint capsule
Lameness, Animal - etiology
Lameness, Animal - therapy
luxation
Manipulation, Orthopedic - methods
Manipulation, Orthopedic - veterinary
Marmota
Marmota monax
Metatarsus
Treatment Outcome
Wildlife
woodchuck
Zoos
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Zusammenfassung:An elastic tape sling successfully maintained reduction of a craniodorsal right coxofemoral luxation in a woodchuck (Marmota monax). No complications were encountered during the 14 days that the sling was in place. The animal remained normal through the following 8 mo.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/04-012